The following is a list of databases that may be helpful to your project! World Book Online Just like the encyclopedia you know and love - but now made easier online! If you are accessing from school or home, the username is avon and the password worth. American History Online Username - avon
Password - worth Oxford Reference Great Humanities (art, literature, music, social studies - even science) database! Username - avonworth Password - worth Proquest Access to Elibrary and SIRS Discoverer - great basic reference resources! Username - 18-7455 Password - bigchalk Power Library Free resources from the PA Department of Education. For a great reference source, use MasterFile Main Edition under the Newspapers/Magazines heading. Also try EBSCOHost for general reference.
This is a list of websites that classmates found for this project. Period A Title - _ http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/building-of-panama-canal You are able to find the first, second and third questions on this one website. Maya Berg
Panamacanal.com http://www.panamacanal.com/ This website is a great resource to show you how the Panama Canal works. This is also interactive so it isn't as boring as just reading. Charlie Graf
US History www.ushistory.org/us/44g.asp This website will tell you how the Panama Canal was built, the obstacles, in making it, and more. Jack Potasiewicz Period B The Panama Canal http://www.ushistory.org/us/44g.asp You will find why Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal, and the hardhips that came with it. Riley North
They will find mostly how the Panama Canal works and the layout of it. Makenna Gavin American History USA http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/building-of-panama-canal Why was the Panama Canal needed, when was the decision taken to build it, how was it built, and how long did it take and what issues arose. Grant Jenkins. PBS American Experience (Panama Canal) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tr-panama/ It tells the difficulties of building the canal, hardships to the workers and how the U.S. handled it. Lauren Pflueger
Office of the Historian http://www.history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal They will find a lot of information on the Panama Canal. You will find how hard it was to build the Panama Canal. Also, you will find how they built it. Rachel Schaffner
Pancanal.com http://pancanal.com/ It gives you diagrams on how it works and a moving picture to show you how it works. Transit and operation tabs. It is very detailed. Jessie Mellon
World Book Online
Just like the encyclopedia you know and love - but now made easier online! If you are accessing from school or home, the username is avon and the password worth.
American History Online
Username - avon
Password - worth
Modern World History Online
Username - avon
Password - worth
EBSCO Research Databases
Select from several reference, education, news and business databases.
Username - avon
Password - worth
Oxford Reference
Great Humanities (art, literature, music, social studies - even science) database!
Username - avonworth
Password - worth
Proquest
Access to Elibrary and SIRS Discoverer - great basic reference resources!
Username - 18-7455
Password - bigchalk
Power Library
Free resources from the PA Department of Education. For a great reference source, use MasterFile Main Edition under the Newspapers/Magazines heading. Also try EBSCOHost for general reference.
This is a list of websites that classmates found for this project.
Period A
Title - _
http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/building-of-panama-canal
You are able to find the first, second and third questions on this one website. Maya Berg
Bright Hub Engineering
http://www.brighthubengineering.com/naval-architecture/35713-the-panama-canal-a-man-made-engineering-marvel/
It describes how the panama canal works. Andrew McDowell
Panamacanal.com
http://www.panamacanal.com/
This website is a great resource to show you how the Panama Canal works. This is also interactive so it isn't as boring as just reading. Charlie Graf
How does the Panama Canal Work?
http://answers.ask.com/business/transportation/how_does_the_panama_canal_work
This site will help students because it gives a really good description on how the panama canal work. Megan Sterling
Fast Track Teaching
www.fasttrackteaching.com/burns/unit_6_/U6_Panama_Canal.html
You can find a lot about the building process and what the Panama Canal is. Emma Ronk
Students can find information about Theodore Roosevelt along with the Panama Canal. Kailey Scigliano
US History
www.ushistory.org/us/44g.asp
This website will tell you how the Panama Canal was built, the obstacles, in making it, and more. Jack Potasiewicz
Period B
The Panama Canal
http://www.ushistory.org/us/44g.asp
You will find why Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal, and the hardhips that came with it. Riley North
PBS .org
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tr-panama/
On this website you will be able to find the answer to the question, "Why did Teddy Roosevelt want to build the canal?" Kevin McGibbney
Building the Panama Canal
http://www.history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal
You can find the Panama Canal. Luke Tomczak
Timeline. Panama Canal
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/panama/
This site is a great___. Kaylee Madey
Panama Canal
http://www.huntingtoncounty.com/panama002.htm
You will find the diffuculties and tragic obstacles the people that built the Panama Canal faced. You will also find background information and statistics. Juliette Boughton
Period D
Inside the Panama Canal
http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/inside-the-panama-canal
There is a great video for you to watch. Elizabeth Schrim
Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tr-panama/
Students will find info about the deal between America and Colombia.
Difficulties in building the Panama Canal.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5060914_problems-building-panama-canal.html
You can find problems with the Panama Canal on ehow.com. Mara Bett
Period E
American Canal Construction
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/history/history/american.html
There is a lot of information on what happened before the Panama Canal was built. Marisa Laughlin
How it Works
http://www.acp.gov.pa/eng/general/howitworks/operation.html
Students will find how the Panama Canal works. Dominique Raught
This website describes how the Panama Canal works. Abby Dawley
Bright Hub Engineering
http://www.brighthubengineering.com/naval-architecture/35713-the-panama-canal-a-man-made-engineering-marvel/
Students will find how it works and the layout of it. Jax Miller
They will find mostly how the Panama Canal works and the layout of it. Makenna Gavin
American History USA
http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/building-of-panama-canal
Why was the Panama Canal needed, when was the decision taken to build it, how was it built, and how long did it take and what issues arose. Grant Jenkins.
PBS American Experience (Panama Canal)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tr-panama/
It tells the difficulties of building the canal, hardships to the workers and how the U.S. handled it. Lauren Pflueger
Office of the Historian
http://www.history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal
They will find a lot of information on the Panama Canal. You will find how hard it was to build the Panama Canal. Also, you will find how they built it. Rachel Schaffner
Pancanal.com
http://pancanal.com/
It gives you diagrams on how it works and a moving picture to show you how it works. Transit and operation tabs. It is very detailed. Jessie Mellon
Period H
Information on the Panama Canal
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/information-panama-canal-12167.html
The History of the Panama Canal, Tours, Geography and Climate, Attractions Operation. Jason Mulligan
Bright Hub Engineering
http://www.brighthubengineering.com/naval-architecture/35713-the-panama-canal-a-man-made-engineering-marvel/
On this site students can find a step-by-step process on how a ship enters and exits the Panama Canal. John Aber
It shows exactly how the Panama Canal was built andthe different locks. Emma Rind
Timeline. Panama Canal/Creating the Canal
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/panama/
This website shows how they built the Canal and important people in the building process. Kate Francis
Problems Building the Panama Canal
www.studymode.com/essays/Problems-Building-the-Panama-Canal-577515.html
Students will find reasons why the Americans had so much trouble in building the canal. Isabella Salerno
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